THE WESTERN JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION is the scholarly journal of the Western States Communication Association. It is dedicated to the publication of manuscripts that advance the learned public's understanding of any aspect of human speech communication. WJC encourages contributions from scholars in rhetorical and communication theory, interpersonal communication, family communication, public address, philosophy of communication, language behavior, intercultural communication, argumentation, orgaluzational communication, oral interpretation, group communication, free speech, and applied communication. All theoretical and methodological perspectives are welcome. All manuscripts will be reviewed by three experts in the methodological and theoretical perspectives of the manuscript.